Last December, Netflix announced its ambitions to produce original African series. Queen Sono, the first series made in Africa produced by Netflix, marked the American platform's entry into the world of African series. Today, the world leader in streaming and VOD continues its advance on the continent with the production...
TRACE: new content sales contracts in Africa
At the end of the 69th Berlinale on February 17, TRACE announced the signing of new sales contracts in Africa, confirming its ambition to support African filmmaking through the group's content distribution division, Trace Content Distribution. These new sales confirm buyers' interest in Afro-urban entertainment. TRACE has signed a pre-purchase...
CANAL+ supports Beninese cinema
A few weeks after a training session dedicated to ORTM journalists organized in Mali, CANAL+ launched a new initiative in Benin, in the city of Cotonou. See also: Canal+ and Galaxie Africa train Malian television journalists Out of around 100 applications received, ten young local talents were selected by the...
JCDecaux signs partnership agreement with Abidjan city authorities
Out with the old bus shelters and anarchic posters in the city, JCDecaux wants to work with urban authorities to build modern advertising street furniture. On February 5, 2019, Philippe Landrieu, CEO of JCDecaux - Côte d'Ivoire, presented the French company's ambitious project: "The aim is to create street furniture...
Lagardère sells media assets to South African group Kagiso Media
On Monday, the Lagardère group announced that it had sold a 20% stake in South African radio station Jacaranda to the Kagiso Media group, as part of its ongoing refocusing on its publishing and transport distribution activities. In its press release, the French group stated that this stake had been...
Press release: TV5Monde at FESPACO, February 23 to March 2, 2019
As a partner of major international and French-language festivals, TV5Monde is joining forces with the latest edition of FESPACO, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. This anniversary edition will be featured on the channel with the program "300 Millions de critiques" (300 Million Critics) as well as "L'Invité"...
Africascope 2018: press release from Canal+ Advertising
The results of the 2018 AFRICASCOPE** study conducted by KANTAR TNS among residents of the capitals of eight sub-Saharan African countries, representing 18.7 million individuals aged 15 and over, once again highlight the exceptional performance of the pan-African television channels marketed by CANAL+ ADVERTISING: CANAL+ SPORT, the leading channel among...
Africascope 2018: TV5Monde press release
TV5MONDE Afrique, the leading international channel in French-speaking Africa for viewers aged 30 and overAccording to the latest Africascope* study, TV5MONDE Afrique ranks first in weekly audience ratings among viewers aged 30 and over. On average, nearly one in two viewers aged over 30 (49.4%) watched TV5MONDE Afrique at least...
4th edition of the Francophone Media Innovation Award
RFI, the International Organization of La Francophonie, and Reporters Without Borders are officially launching the fourth edition of the Francophone Media Innovation Award. Initiated by the three partners, this competition rewards innovations in content, usage, and economic and organizational models that contribute to strengthening press freedom and the right to...
Africascope 2018: press release from RFI and France 24
RFI and France 24 reach nearly 11 million people in nine French-speaking African capitals every week (out of a total population of 18 million in these cities).In 2018, RFI and France 24 confirmed their success in French-speaking African countries and their leading positions in terms of brand awareness and audience...